Forcefully aromatic, jumping out of the glass - exotic fruits upfront following by green notes. Medium light body, quite crunchy, classic New World SB, on a simpler side. Lime, lemon, mineral-salty. Hard candy notes develop with some time. Ok.
A stronger green smell of gooseberry leaves, very intense as well. Nose of pronounced sweat, some milk. Rounder, a bit more elegant, greener style. Good for a SB.
[14% alc, 10m French oak] Darkish yellow colour - was afraid it will be oxidized, but it wasn't. Reductive notes of squash, after a couple of minutes it actually smelled like a young Sauternes - a pleasant honeyed aroma. Minerality and butter, some not so pleasant bitterness on the backpalate, also olives. Sweet and sour taste. There was some disbalance between taste and the nose, it was peculiar but a bit disjointed. Good nevertheless.
Wow, what a peculiar nose of... Propane gas! Very dark, high viscosity, high extraction, medium+ accidity. Fruits are not very prominent here, it just tastes like some dense concentrate. With time a note of wet dog developped. High alcohol, bitterness on the finish, doesn't impress, as there's not enough life in this wine.
Same colour as Sideral 2010. Same peculiar smell of propane gas, extratcted fruit. Very dry taste of Black chokeberries and some black cherries. Feels lighter than Sideral, not so bitter, more pleasant to drink. Very good, but not for the price.
Wow, the strongest nose of coffee and smoked meet, meet. Very intense, pleasantly fruity body, some olives, as well as bacon and interesting salty note. Grows in the glass. Excellent.
2013 Leyda Sauvignon Blanc Single Vineyard Garuma 82 Points
Chile, San Antonio Valley, Leyda Valley
Forcefully aromatic, jumping out of the glass - exotic fruits upfront following by green notes. Medium light body, quite crunchy, classic New World SB, on a simpler side. Lime, lemon, mineral-salty. Hard candy notes develop with some time. Ok.
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2013 Viña San Pedro Sauvignon Blanc 1865 Single Vineyard 84 Points
Chile, San Antonio Valley, Leyda Valley
A stronger green smell of gooseberry leaves, very intense as well. Nose of pronounced sweat, some milk. Rounder, a bit more elegant, greener style. Good for a SB.
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2010 Leyda Chardonnay Lot 5 84 Points
Chile, San Antonio Valley, Leyda Valley
[14% alc, 10m French oak]
Darkish yellow colour - was afraid it will be oxidized, but it wasn't. Reductive notes of squash, after a couple of minutes it actually smelled like a young Sauternes - a pleasant honeyed aroma. Minerality and butter, some not so pleasant bitterness on the backpalate, also olives. Sweet and sour taste. There was some disbalance between taste and the nose, it was peculiar but a bit disjointed. Good nevertheless.
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2012 Leyda Pinot Noir Single Vineyard Las Brisas 82 Points
Chile, San Antonio Valley, Leyda Valley
Strawberry jam nose of medium intensity. Quite calm for a NW PN. Earthiness and dampness, mild jam follows through. Strange wine.
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2010 Altaïr Vineyards & Winery Sideral 82 Points
Chile, Rapel Valley
Wow, what a peculiar nose of... Propane gas! Very dark, high viscosity, high extraction, medium+ accidity. Fruits are not very prominent here, it just tastes like some dense concentrate. With time a note of wet dog developped. High alcohol, bitterness on the finish, doesn't impress, as there's not enough life in this wine.
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2009 Altaïr Vineyards & Winery Altaïr 87 Points
Chile, Rapel Valley, Cachapoal Valley
Same colour as Sideral 2010. Same peculiar smell of propane gas, extratcted fruit. Very dry taste of Black chokeberries and some black cherries. Feels lighter than Sideral, not so bitter, more pleasant to drink. Very good, but not for the price.
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2010 Viña San Pedro Syrah 1865 Limited Edition 90 Points
Chile, Elqui Valley
Wow, the strongest nose of coffee and smoked meet, meet. Very intense, pleasantly fruity body, some olives, as well as bacon and interesting salty note. Grows in the glass. Excellent.
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2012 Finca La Celia Malbec Reserva Pioneer 84 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco
Soft, typical malbec-alcohol nose. Very mild, plumy, some vanilla, friendly, proper wine.
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2012 Finca La Celia Malbec Elite 87 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco
A bit more oak, more heavy than Pioneer I had before. Fruits are more likeable here as well, it is more lively.
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2011 Finca La Celia Malbec Heritage 90 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco
Quite different from Pioneer and Elite Malbecs. Superb nose of sweet pastille, vanilla cookies, marmalade, same on the palate. Loved this.
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2008 Finca La Celia Supremo 85 Points
Argentina, Mendoza
Not as persuasive as Heritage Malbec I had before. Dry and good, but even though more expensive, not a match to Heritage in my opinion.
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